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This community website is sponsored by:
GlaxoSmithKline
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Malaysian Society of Epilepsy
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Relationship & Marriage
Epilepsy can change the way a person relates to others and how they
relate back. It is very important that family members discuss their
feeling openly with one another. Husbands and wives and chil...
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Women & Pregnancy
Inheritance
In general where only the intending mother has epilepsy and depending
on the cause of the epilepsy, the risk of having a child with epilepsy
is only slightly greater than for ...
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Bringing up children
If you have epilepsy and if your seizures are not optimally controlled,
you'll need to be more careful about your child's safety.
Don't bathe your child alone, if possible
Use a special tub o...
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Children at school
All teachers need some knowledge of epilepsy since it is a relatively
common disorder affecting about five persons in every 1,000 and begin
in most cases in childhood or youth.
Discrimination can...
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Taking Charge
Learn as much as possible in what you could do to control your
epilepsy. The better controlled it is, the more things you can do.
Medication:
Taking tour medication, as instructed by your docto...
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Work & Career
Most people with well-controlled or infrequent seizures can often work
in most jobs. When applying for a job, you should ideally be able to
say straight out that you have epilepsy. Many people d...
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Driving and Epilepsy
In the United States, the automobile crash rate among people with
epilepsy is about 50% higher than baseline, but still lower than is the
crash rate for teenage male drivers. Automobile license rest...
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